The summit on protecting the world’s oceans ended Friday, with a call to tackle the major threats of climate change, overfishing, habitat loss and pollution. The Global Oceans Action Summit fo...

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“This was the Global Oceans Action Summit. This was not an inter-government where we were negotiating text. This was an opportunity for the over 80 ministers, leaders from the private sector and civil society to sit down together and make commitments to real action in real time. This was an opportunity to take our hats off – to not speak simply from government positions – to move beyond our positions and start talking about real commitments in real time,” she said.

She said that agreement was reached on a three part approach to protecting the oceans. The first would set-up partnerships.

“We need to bring in the private sector. We need to increase our investments in small and medium size enterprises. Because at the end of the day it’s local communities – it’s family fishers – it’s small-scale fishers – who are going to drive broad-based blue growth in the ocean space. We also talked about governance. We talked about the fact that we need to accelerate action to make sure we can eliminate illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing,” said Hickey.

Sharks are good. In fact, life in the oceans and even on earth would not be nearly so productive if it weren't for sharks. Shark attacks generate sensational

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Sharks play a role in mitigating climate change. The “domino” effect described above—where loss of sharks leads all the way down to the loss of coral reefs—could threaten the health of oceans worldwide. The oceans provide a third of our world with food, reports SharkAngel.org. They produce more oxygen than all the rain forests combined. They remove half of the atmosphere’s manmade carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases that causes climate change. They also help control Earth’s temperature and weather.Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-reasons-why-we-need-sharks.html#ixzz3fZHX49kT

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK’s leading charity for the protection of our seas, shores and wildlife. Our seas are under immense pressure: too many fish are being taken out, too much rubbish is being thrown in and too little is being done

The Marine Conservation Society launches its 30 species appeal. We reveal the 30 species which need our protection, and which are endangered. Watch out for the release of our next picture, and information on our next endangered species.

It was not immediately clear Tuesday whether the restriction highlighted by environmentalists opposed to Shell's Arctic drilling campaign would derail the company's plans, but it could be a major s...

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WASHINGTON — Shell’s plans to bore two wells in the Arctic Ocean this summer may be jeopardized by an obscure permitting requirement that effectively bars drilling operations close to each other in waters off Alaska.

The restriction highlighted by environmentalists opposed to Shell’s Arctic drilling campaign could be a major stumbling block for the company, which has spent $7 billion and seven years pursuing oil in the region.

The provision is embedded in the government’s rules for obtaining a “letter of authorization” allowing companies to disturb walruses, seals and other animals in the region — among the last permits Shell needs to launch activities in the Chukchi Sea next month. Under a 2013 Fish and Wildlife Service regulation, those authorizations are precluded for drilling activities happening within 15 miles of each other.

The two wells Shell wants to drill this summer are about 9 miles apart.

China has almost finished building a 3,000-metre-long (10,000-foot) airstrip on one of its artificial islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, new satellite photographs of the area show.

Dave Ebert has dedicated his life to identifying every species of shark - and has found they can turn up in the most unlikely of places.

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A trip to the fish counter doesn't usually result in discovering a new species of fish - except for one man who's visits to a market in Taiwan has resulted in the identification of 24 types of shark and related fish that were previously unknown! But Dave Ebert isn't just a random shopper - as research director at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in California, he's got form! Fascinating piece from By Sara Lentati at BBC World Service

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